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| Nohair |
 Dec 2 2005, 10:10 AM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 10 Joined: 9-October 05 From: Eugene, Oregon Member No.: 4,931  |
Hello everyone! I think I have read somewhere a way to install 944/944T brakes(rear) on a teener and was wondering if anyone here has any knowledge of this or have I been dreaming again? (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif)
Am I under the wrong assumption that a 911 front suspension will " bolt in" a 914? I am very much a newbie and in a hurry to learn!!! sorry if these questions are a much talked about already thanks for your time everyone nohair |
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| Series9 |
Dec 2 2005, 10:17 AM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,446 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
Any 911 front end from '65-'89 will bolt in.
944 rear brakes will not. However: early 944 rear suspension is completely interchangable with Bug, Type III and Ghia. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/unsure.gif) |
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| Jeroen |
Dec 2 2005, 10:42 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,887 Joined: 24-December 02 From: The Netherlands Member No.: 3 Region Association: Europe |
you can use 944turbo or 964 front brakes
you need struts with 3.5" brake mounting tabs (911 SC or Carrera 3.2) the mounting holes on the 944turbo calipers are spaced slightly larger than 3.5" idealy, you plug these holes and redrill them to 3.5" but others have also just filed the holes to fit with good results once that's done, they'll bolt up to the struts without adapters or other mods you also need 24mm front brake rotors (911 Carrera 3.2) |
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| Tobra |
Dec 2 2005, 07:54 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,453 Joined: 22-August 05 From: Sacramento, CA Member No.: 4,634 |
That is for the VW's with IRS(bugs after '68 I believe) It is a nice upgrade, but I sold the car...
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| Series9 |
Dec 2 2005, 09:38 PM
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Lesbians taste like chicken. Group: Members Posts: 5,446 Joined: 22-August 04 From: DeLand, FL Member No.: 2,602 Region Association: South East States |
Yes, that's true. Sorry. |
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| Eric_Shea |
Dec 3 2005, 02:15 PM
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PMB Performance Group: Admin Posts: 19,301 Joined: 3-September 03 From: Salt Lake City, UT Member No.: 1,110 Region Association: Rocky Mountains  |
(IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/agree.gif) or an early 911S, they have the 3.5" spacing as well. The early (>67) Koni or Bilstein struts will do the trick. |
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| ClayPerrine |
Dec 3 2005, 06:10 PM
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Life's been good to me so far..... Group: Admin Posts: 16,277 Joined: 11-September 03 From: Hurst, TX. Member No.: 1,143 Region Association: NineFourteenerVille 
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I have the 944 turbo brakes on the front and rear of my 914. To instlal them is a pain in the ass....
the fronts are fairly easy, we just machined out the holes in the calipers to fit the 3.5 inch spacing on the 911 struts, and installed the 24mm carrera rotors. The holes on the caliper have to be moved in and upward. To get the rears to work I had to remove the brake caliper mounting tabs and fabricate new ones to attach the 944 calipers. It takes a bunch of math and a homemade jig to get the calipers in the correct location. With that on the car, then you ahve to figure out how to make a park brake that works. I put a 911 drum brake on the rear with custom made cables. It can be, and has been done before me. But it is by no means easy. If you want that kind of brakes on your 914, I would suggest Boxster monoblocks. You can buy premade mounting blocks for them, and unlike welding on a new tab , it is reversable. I am going to remove the 944 calipers on my car and replace them with Boxster monoblocks in the future. Also, the pad area on the monoblocks is bigger than the 944 turbo calipers. Hope that helps. |
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| seanery |
Dec 3 2005, 06:34 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
I went with 944Turbo on the front and Boxster on the rear of BlueCar. Rich Johnson can sell you the necessary parts. You can use a 944Turbo rear if you like, they have the same pad, but the piston size is different, so it's not quite as good as the fronts.
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